2010 Jean Theurkauf

I think of the world as a wonderful construction of
colors, shapes, textures, curves, solid spaces, empty spaces all interacting,
and interrelating. My world is created out of elements which are beautiful by
themselves, but, when combined with one another, create something magical... a
flower is beautiful, a garden is magical, a solo clarinet is beautiful, a symphony
orchestra is magical, a person is beautiful, humanity is magical.
Individual threads are beautiful, but when they meet one another, and
wrap around one another, in organic ways, something happens that can’t be
reduced down to the “sum of the parts”.

This piece is a handbag, grown from single crochet scrumbles created from my
hand painted threads of cotton, linen, silk, rayon and wool. This handful of
scrumbles met up on my work table. New threads joined in the fun. Shapes
started to grow, wind around one another, meander around and fill up the space.
Soon colors that might never have known one another were engaged in lively
conversation. An unplanned little piece, with many surprises emerged.